Gallagher, Yeagley, Huffman, True, Kerridge

On Tuesday, March 2nd, the Cutters Soccer Club hosted their annual soccer in college talk.  This year’s featured guest speakers were Indiana University’s new head Men’s Coach Todd Yeagley, Indiana State’s head Women’s Coach Erika True, and Butler Assistant Ric Huffman.  All three coaches have historical ties to the club.  Coach Yeagley and Coach Huffman were both youth players for the club and Coach True spent 3 years as coach of the 92 Girls and 99 boys/girls Jr Cutters.  Also on the panel were Cutter’s Coaches Darren Gallager (former UW – Oshkosh assistant) and Paul Kerridge (former head coach Curry College and Harvard Assistant).

The annual event is provided to assist the club’s membership who wish to pursue collegiate soccer with an understanding of how to approach this sometimes daunting process.  Below is a brief recap of some of the information they shared:

create a list of schools that interest you academically first

from that list identify which schools are a realistic fit for your ability to play soccer

contact the coaching staff by email or letter (by Junior year for boys & Sophomore year for girls)

do your homework about the school and convey that in your correspondence

keep the information brief and include your club team playing schedule

attend camps of schools that interest you; or find out what camps their staff works so you can be evaluated

know the NCAA recruiting, contact and eligibility rules by reviewing NCAA College Bound Student Athlete Handbook